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When considering the investment of a whole house generator, choosing your most important reasons to purchase can be a daunting task.  We’ve compiled a list to help you. 

The largest cause of power outages in Missouri is Mother Nature.  Thunderstorms, flooding, ice storms and extreme temperatures (both freezing cold and triple digit hot) can become major concerns affecting our power supply.  According to www.insideenergy.org, the number of outages across the United States are on the rise.  In Missouri, 48% of the outages between 2009 & 2014 were from spring storms, 33% from winter/ice storms, and 19% from vandalism, coal deficiency, and load shed or fire issues.  

Home standby or whole house generators are designed to power your home within 60 seconds of losing your main power source when using an automatic transfer switch.  

Medical

  • Oxygen Concentrators
  • CPAP Machines
  • Chair, Bed & Stair Lifts
  • Mobility Devices with Re-chargeable Batteries
  • Medication Requiring Refrigeration

Food & Water

  • Refrigerator 
  • Freezer 
  • Well Pumps

Refrigerators, if left unopened, will keep food at a safe temperature for only 4 hours.  Freezers are able to keep food at a safe temperature for 24-48 hours depending on how full it is at the time power is lost, www.foodsafety.gov.  Clean drinking water is even more important when it comes to your health.

Heating & Cooling Systems

  • Freezing pipes
  • Extreme Heat or Exposure to frigid temperatures

No one enjoys dealing with frozen pipes.  Even more alarming are the number of deaths related to over exposure to heat and extreme cold.  During the cooling season, keep in mind, air conditioners pull a large amount of amps when they kick on, so you will need to make sure and take that into consideration when choosing the generator kilowatts.

Communication

  • Cell Phones
  • Tablets
  • Television
  • Radio

Comfort

  • Lighting
  • Bathing

Non-Essential or Essential? Items listed as communications or comfort may or may not be absolutely necessary to you, but they are definitely worth considering.

Lastly, if you decide to purchase a whole house generator, find an authorized dealer who can take care of you after the sale.  If you want an idea of what size your home needs and the cost of the generator itself, check out Build My Generator at www.generac.com.  It’s a simple tool that allows you to pick and choose the items you want covered by the generator when you lose power and, then, gives recommendations on the size you will need.

 

Contact Butler Heating & Air for a no obligation quote.  Butler Heating & Air is a Generac trained and certified dealer.  Visit them at www.butlerheatingandair.com to learn more about Generac Whole House Generators.  Financing available.

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